8-K 1 a18-17762_28k.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 26, 2018

Commission File Number |  | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; and Telephone Number |  | IRS Employer Identification No.
1-9513 |  | CMS ENERGY CORPORATION (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |  | 38-2726431
1-5611 |  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |  | 38-0442310

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company: CMS Energy Corporation o Consumers Energy Company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. CMS Energy Corporation o Consumers Energy Company o

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) will hold a webcast to discuss its 2018 second quarter results and provide a business and financial outlook on July 26 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). A copy of the CMS Energy presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. A webcast of the presentation will be available on the CMS Energy website, www.cmsenergy.com.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Investors and others should note that CMS Energy routinely posts important information on its website and considers the Investor Relations section, www.cmsenergy.com/investor-relations, a channel of distribution.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

99.1 CMS Energy presentation dated July 26, 2018

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Dated: July 26, 2018 |  | By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes
|  |  | Rejji P. Hayes
|  |  | Executive Vice President and
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer
|  |  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: July 26, 2018 |  | By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes
|  |  | Rejji P. Hayes
|  |  | Executive Vice President and
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer

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